collagen disorder

collagen disorder
any inborn error of metabolism involving abnormal structure or metabolism of collagen; the term includes Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome, cutis laxa, osteogenesis imperfecta, and epidermolysis bullosa. Collagen disorder is not to be confused with collagen disease (q.v.).

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Collagen, type II, alpha 1 — (primary osteoarthritis, spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, congenital) Identifiers Symbol COL2A1 Alt. symbols SEDC Entrez …   Wikipedia

  • Collagen disease — A disease (autoimmune or otherwise) that attacks the collagen or other components of connective tissue, such as lupus. * * * collagen disease n CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE * * * an obsolete term for connective tissue disease. * * * any of a group… …   Medical dictionary

  • Collagen, type I, alpha 1 — PDB rendering based on 1y0f …   Wikipedia

  • Collagen XVII — Collagen XVII, previously called BP180, is a transmembrane protein which plays a critical role in maintaining the linkage between the intracellular and the extracellular structural elements involved in epidermal adhesion [Franzke, C. W., Bruckner …   Wikipedia

  • Collagen, type XVII, alpha 1 — Identifiers Symbols COL17A1; BA16H23.2; BP180; BPAG2; FLJ60881; KIAA0204; LAD 1 External IDs …   Wikipedia

  • Collagen, type VI, alpha 1 — Identifiers Symbols COL6A1; OPLL External IDs OMIM:&# …   Wikipedia

  • Collagen helix — Collagen triple helix Model of a collagen helix.[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Collagen VI — is a form of collagen primarily associated with the extracellular matrix of skeletal muscle.[1] It is associated with the genes COL6A1, COL6A2, and COL6A3. Defects are associated with Bethlem myopathy and Ullrich congenital muscular… …   Wikipedia

  • Collagen disease — Classification and external resources MeSH D003095 Collagen disease is a term previously used to describe systemic autoimmune diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and systemic sclerosis), but now is thought to be …   Wikipedia

  • Genetic disorder — For a non technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to genetics. Genetic disorder Classification and external resources MeSH D030342 A genetic disorder is an illness caused by abnormalities in genes or …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”